To be good at something takes time, patience, and lots of hard work. Sometimes you even get your ass kicked. You gotta be the anvil a long time before you get to be the hammer.

Gray

"Hope"

We train because hoping that we will be prepared when the time comes is not a strategy, it's wishful thinking.

"No Coincidence"

Ancient Samurai carried two types of swords, a long sword (Katana) and a short (Wakizashi) which together formed a daisho. If you carry a weapon for a living chances are you have a similar setup. No Coincidence.